Kristjan Asllani

[bubba zanetti]

He is basically Kovačić without speed and technic.

 

[brehme1989]

He is basically Kovačić without speed and technic.

So Gagliardini without the size?

 

[YoramG]

To echo others, my biggest problem with him is his playing speed. It’s always 3-4 touches, even though kids these days are taught from day one to play 2 touch football, and he slows us down to a crawl.

I can see the vision in bringing him in yesterday if he slowed the whole GAME to down, but only one side is affected by his tempo setting and that’s us. Dude was getting bypassed like a training cone.

And yes there’s a million attenuating factors like Pavard being shit and Frattesi being a ghost and Lautaro/Thuram not dropping back to help, etc. However, the eye test is consistently failed. I want to see him play a few games with Barella and Zielinski before passing a final judgement, but it ain’t looking good.

 

[Adriano@10]

Glad this forum that always wants more youth has once again decided the young player who got subbed on for 27 min is to blame for our loss....

 

[YoramG]

Glad this forum that always wants more youth has once again decided the young player who got subbed on for 27 min is to blame for our loss....

Bruv this guy is in his third year here, I think we have been and mostly continue to be quite patient with him Just because you’re young doesn’t mean you get a free pass. Look at Bisseck - gets great praise when he does well, gets shit when he’s terrible.

Asllani obviously isn’t to blame for our loss, it’s 80% on Inzaghi yesterday. However, I think last night was the confirmation of a pattern regarding Asllani, and since it was such a high profile game most people are more tuned into it.

 

[PHM1605]

Glad this forum that always wants more youth has once again decided the young player who got subbed on for 27 min is to blame for our loss....

It's ok to criticize any player. It's not ok to ditch all kids out completely whenever one makes mistake.

 

[Adriano@10]

Bruv this guy is in his third year here, I think we have been and mostly continue to be quite patient with him Just because you’re young doesn’t mean you get a free pass. Look at Bisseck - gets great praise when he does well, gets shit when he’s terrible.

Asllani obviously isn’t to blame for our loss, it’s 80% on Inzaghi yesterday. However, I think last night was the confirmation of a pattern regarding Asllani, and since it was such a high

And i agree with that but reading this forum one would believe he was the worst player out there/main culprit not a single mention of hakan being shot yesterday in his thread....
Just seems odd to me

 

[vex]

I disagree with people who think he ain't regista. He is regista just for lower level teams, that's all. With his movements and speed, I don't see him playing anywhere else on the pitch except in front of defense, it's just that he ain't good enough for the levels we need in that particular position.

 

[YoramG]

And i agree with that but reading this forum one would believe he was the worst player out there/main culprit not a single mention of hakan being shot yesterday in his thread....
Just seems odd to me

Well, people have their favourites and bias plays a part even when we try to be objective. Hakan has also generated a tremendous amount of goodwill whereas Asllani just hasn’t.

In general I though Hakan was okay and put his performance down the fact that he was followed up and down the pitch by Morata. The drop off between Hakan and Asllani is also so stark that everyone notices it, which probably adds to the anger towards Asllani.

 

[varmin]

And i agree with that but reading this forum one would believe he was the worst player out there/main culprit not a single mention of hakan being shot yesterday in his thread....
Just seems odd to me

People just want to find a culprit, and he fits in that category for some reason.
For me, he was ok yesterday. Didn't hold too much on the ball, did an important foul in order to stop dangerous Milan's counter, and his passing was on spot.
His biggest issue for me is his defending and defensive positioning, which is poor especially for registra position

 

[BasedGodPunk]

You can dig into the tactics and x and o all day the bottom line is he comes on and our product immediately falls off a cliff. I mean we conceded 13 shots once he came on in less than half an hour. He's our holding midfielder he is directly responsible for retaining and dishing out the ball to the others. Part of that is that Hakan is just that good, and part of it is Asllani just isnt. Frattesi is good enough to be a role player here. Zielinski is good enough to be a starter. Asllani is an Empoli player. I wanted him to work out but he isnt. At the end of the day one thing is clear to me. One of Hakan or Barella absolutely must be on the pitch at all times. When both come off we start faltering in every aspect of play. Credit to Reijnders for playing his ass off but he looked like fucking Xavi against our second midfielders.

What pisses me off more is Inzaghi excused himself by saying we started the second half poorly. We started the first half poorly too then took over the last 30 minutes. Like dude just admit youre a gigantic coward when it comes to yellow cards. You have to trust your full blown world class players to not get a second yellow. Yet he trusted Gagliardini a few years ago vs Napoli when he was attempting to behead Napolis players the whole first half. I dont blame Asllani for the loss. Inzaghi trusted him with more than he can handle. That is on the coach. Inzaghi lost the game yesterday. I mean taking Bastoni off as Pavard is having an absolute shitter was hilarious.

 

[bubba zanetti]

So Gagliardini without the size?

A bit better tehnically.

 

[Hikonyán]

I dont think this guy has what it takes to be a defensive midfielder tbh, his positioning seems off and he rarely tackles or makes an interception.

Ofcourse he is only 22, but considering how bad his defensive traits are, its a conundrum that he is being molded into a DM.

It was an odd choice to extend his contract now, when his last contract was ending in 2027. A contract extension should have been considered at the end of this season if he broke through to a degree.

 

[IL Fenomeno]

I dont think this guy has what it takes to be a defensive midfielder tbh, his positioning seems off and he rarely tackles or makes an interception.

Ofcourse he is only 22, but considering how bad his defensive traits are, its a conundrum that he is being molded into a DM.

It was an odd choice to extend his contract now, when his last contract was ending in 2027. A contract extension should have been considered at the end of this season if he broke through to a degree.

Where was Calha and Brozo at the age of 22 defensively?

The extenend his contract for economic reasons, not sporting ones

 

[delaurentis]

I dont think this guy has what it takes to be a defensive midfielder tbh, his positioning seems off and he rarely tackles or makes an interception.

Ofcourse he is only 22, but considering how bad his defensive traits are, its a conundrum that he is being molded into a DM.

It was an odd choice to extend his contract now, when his last contract was ending in 2027. A contract extension should have been considered at the end of this season if he broke through to a degree.

Probably plusvalenza + he is young, so they can catch some money for him.

 

[vex]

Just read on twiter milan had 3 shots while hakan was in midfield and 13 when asllani entered. Now, I know he isn't the only culprit for that, but his position is majorly responsible for closing those spaces. I would say as much as he isn't up to it passing wise, defensively he is even worse.

Just goes to show what work hakan does in midfield. Those sliding tackles and constantly running back and being in the right places around the box is one of the most underrated aspects of his game.

 

[Hikonyán]

Where was Calha and Brozo at the age of 22 defensively?

Far better, despite not even playing DM at that age.

You can look up the stats yourself. They had far tackling and interception stats, which in turn leads to them being better positioned.

Maybe asllani is afraid of getting hurt and thats why he doesnt tackle or try harder defensively to get the ball, but then he surely shouldnt play DM.

 

[Fapuccino]

Just read on twiter milan had 3 shots while hakan was in midfield and 13 when asllani entered. Now, I know he isn't the only culprit for that, but his position is majorly responsible for closing those spaces. I would say as much as he isn't up to it passing wise, defensively he is even worse.

Just goes to show what work hakan does in midfield. Those sliding tackles and constantly running back and being in the right places around the box is one of the most underrated aspects of his game.

we had our entire XI except GK in their half of the field. check 75 min stamp for example.

we played against milan at the end like City played against us. doesnt mean we "overran" City's midfield.

you're confusing tactical decisions for individual performance.

 

[Fapuccino]

People just want to find a culprit, and he fits in that category for some reason.
For me, he was ok yesterday. Didn't hold too much on the ball, did an important foul in order to stop dangerous Milan's counter, and his passing was on spot.
His biggest issue for me is his defending and defensive positioning, which is poor especially for registra position

Agreed with your take. But this shit has been happening forever.

People were crucifying Kovacic for being "too weak", "not good enough defensively", "doesn't fit in our system". When we pointed out that the club did the same thing with Coutinho, they came with "YOU DARE COMPARE KOVA TO COUTINHO? Kova couldn't polish Coutinho's boots!"

Then we sold Kovacic and replaced him with Kondogbia who was more physical and fit our system much better.

 

[#NotForMe]

People seems confused.
Slowing the game down was actually good for us yesterday, failing to control the counters from Milan was the issue.

He actually arguably even played better than Hakan and Barella yesterday, with Milan players being physical and fast his approach was better in the sense the counters weren't from interceptions or tackle in build up, he slowed the game down, but was able to create plays and attack with less risk.

The issue was covering the final thirds counter after a crossing attempt or some last pass failed from some other players.

His hustling and dueling part is what makes him inferior to barella and Hakan in the derby, not the build up play, at least not yesterday.

Obviously if Barella and Hakan was like City game conditions, Asllani doesn't offer anything yet.

Frattesi needs to find space in the midfield more if you want more build up from Asllani, which you see it from Asllani and Zelinski